Love in a hut, with water and a crust, Is — Love, forgive us! — cinders, ashes, dust; Love in a palace is perhaps at last More grievous torment than a hermit's fast: — That is a doubtful tale from faery land, Hard for the non-elect to understand. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 361883Full view - About this book
| England - 1839 - 894 pages
...the two following lines of the modern poet wore constantly ringing in his ears — " Love in a but, with water and a crust, Is — Love, forgive us! — cinders, ashes, dust." Now, my dear, Eusehius, you will (•!"!i•, ivonr to deter your friend, the Tpurist Youth, 01 what... | |
| English literature - 1840 - 528 pages
...of Atlas. In Lamia, the poet waxes practical. His remarks savour of common sense and common life. eg Love in a hut, with water and a crust, Is— Love, forgive us! — cinders, ashes, dust; Love in a palace is perhaps at last More grievous torment than a hermit's fast. Speaking of the supernatural... | |
| Mary Botham Howitt - English poetry - 1840 - 554 pages
...would humor many a heart to leave them thus, Shut from the busy world of more incredulous. PART H. LOYE in a hut, with water and a crust, Is — Love, forgive us ! — cinders, ashes, dust ; Love in a palace is perbaps at last More grievous torment than a hermit's fast : — That is a doubtful... | |
| Mary Botham Howitt - English poetry - 1840 - 552 pages
...would humor many a heart to leave them thus, Shut from the busy world of more incredulous. PART II. LOVE in a hut, with water and a crust, Is — Love, forgive us ! — cinders, ashes, datt ; Love in a palace is perhaps at last More grievous torment than a hermit's fast : — That is... | |
| John Keats - English poetry - 1841 - 254 pages
...would humour many a heart to leave them thus, Shut from the busy world of more incredulous. PART II. LOVE in a hut, with water and a crust, Is — Love, forgive us ! — cinders, ashes, dust ; Love in a palace is perhaps at last More grievous torment than a hermit's fast : — That is a doubtful... | |
| John Wilson - 1842 - 380 pages
...at such times the two following lines of the modern poet were constantly ringing in his ears — " Love in a hut, with water and a crust, Is — Love, forgive us ! — cinders, ashes, dust." Now, my dear, Eusebius, you will endeavour to deter your friend, the tourist youth, in what manner... | |
| Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie - New York (N.Y.) - 1844 - 118 pages
...1 A pretty fool you would have made of yourself if you had married her ! I agree with Keats, that " Love in a hut with water and a crust, Is — Love forgive us ! — cinders, ashes, dust ! " " Yes ; but I never thought of marrying her ; could I not we will not talk of it at present. By... | |
| John Keats - English poetry - 1846 - 340 pages
...heart to leave them thus, Shut from the busy world of more incredulous. 150 LAMIA. [PART n. PART II. LOVE in a hut, with water and a crust, Is — Love, forgive us ! — cinders, ashes, dust ; Love in a palace is perhaps at last More grievous torment than a hermit's fast : — That is a doubtful... | |
| Literature - 1852 - 644 pages
...began to fear almost as much as his wife that if, according to the doggrel of Keats, " Love in a cot, with water and a crust, is — Love, forgive us ! cinders, ashes, dust," it was not much more agreeable in an apothecary's shop. Not that it has quite come to that yet ; he... | |
| John Keats - 1855 - 416 pages
...'Twould humor many a heart to leave them thus, Shut from the busy world of more incredulous. PART II. LOVE in a hut, with water and a crust, Is — Love, forgive us ! — cinders, ashes, dust ; Love in a palace is perhaps at last More grievous torment than a hermit's fast: — That is a doubtful... | |
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